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A Nnrk Slnha

HALIFAX, n. S., March os.-Captain
Pye, the brisantine Daisy, which arriv-
ed from Jamaica yesterday, reports that
on the 18th inat., latitude 20, longitude 10,
weather dark and equally, be saw bark
OF about 500 tons, under all available sail,
heading northeast by north. The brig.
antine WAS under short canvas. A heavy
squall came on and he hove to under
mainsail. The squall lasted 8iseen min
utes. After it abated nothing could be
seen ot the bark. He thinks abe capsized
and ennk. q Z, se.r
Captain Pyo sent men slott, but they
could See no trace OF the vessel. Before
the equsll came on the captain observed
to his mate that the bark was carrying too
much sail for such squslly weather.
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Mccormick Inns not Yet Signed.

PATERSON, N. j., March 2S..-James Nc
Cormick, ,theiamous pitcher Of the Chicago
champions, said yesterday that he had not
eigned any contract with the Bostons, but
had received an offer from them which he
would probably accept. He believed that
Spanldipg wonld release him, and spoke
as though he was surs Of playing with the
Hub club. Mccormick has been suffer
ing from a severe attack OF rheumatism,
but is rapidly recovering, and will be able
to begin playing within 8 week or ten
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He wouldn't Confess.

NEw Yoax, March 2S.-Among tho
things found in the satchel OF tho girl
murdered in Railway on Friday night
last, was n rubber stamp with the name
"rimothy Byrne" On it. The initiala 1T.
b." we're also scratched on the back OF the
hair brush in the satchel. A reporter
found q young mau in this city to-day who
answered TO that name, who changed col.
or, trembled violently and burst into tears
when the murder was mentioned to him,
and who said that ha knew the dead
woman; that her name was Mollie Thorn.
as. He came to the conclusion that the
reporter was a detective, and closed the
interview with: "You can arrest me, but
won't give you confession, If that's
what you are AFTER" s= SKI a : ~
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A WOOL DECISION,
How tho Foreign Article IL to be Appraised.
r. TREASURY Uecisiou Z

| How tho Foreign Article IL to be Appraised,
e Treasury Decision.
WASHINGTON, March 2s.-The CoIlecto,
OF Customs at Philadelphia has submitted
for the decision of the Treasury Depart.
ment, question as to what ehall bs con.
sIdered the country OF expectation III the
case Of certain Persian wool which ar.
rived at Philadelphia, from London, con.
signed to local merchants. The Appraiser
estimated the dutisbls value Of tie wool
at its market value in London on the date
of expectation to the United States. The
importers protested sgainst this action.
They represented that the merchandise
! was purchased at Bagdad for shipment al
Bussorap to q port in the United States di.
rectly as the means Of transportation
would allow, London being the only port
Of shipment, occasioned by the TACT that
that there is no direct communication be.
tween Bussorap and Philadelphia. They
hold, therefore, that the market value Of
the wool at Bussorap, at the date of cx-
portstion, is the value to be estimated for
the purpose Of fixing the classification Of
OF the wool.
lua letter to the Collector at Philsdel-
nh;s on the subject, Acting Secretary
Fairchild says, that under the proyisions
Of the wool schedule tho duty on woods is
dependent upon "the, value at the last
port or place whence imported to the
United Statss." ....-a,-.lr =
The functions of the appraisers are,
therefore, he Gays, restricted to tho find.
ing OF the last port Of shipment, which
they must find by all reasonable means in
their power, and from this decision the
only remedy accorded importers is 10 re.
sppraisement. .,5 "
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tbs highly interesting discovery has
been msia that under secret convention
Of 1915 England owea France 5000 OOO, 600,
which would come handy in case Of war
OF might even be used in time of pro.
found peace. A committee Of the Cham.
ber OF Deputies has been instructed to
ask the Britiah Foreign Office what it has
TO Bay about the little matter. 3lEl.'9E
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CLEVELAND, O., March 9s.-Last Friday
night Dora L. Bennett, young married
woman who lives with her father, near
Columbiana, Ohio, was abducted by three
men. She had gone into the yard after
dark for some reason, where it Is said she
was oyerpowered, placed in buggy and
taken away. This afternoon she was
found in small grocery store in this city
by q policeman. She. was shoeless and
wore rubber coat over her night cloth
ing. Her hair had been cut oil and she
acted az II crszy. She said that she los.
her vita directly after she was abducted,
and that when she regained her mental
equilibrium this morning che found her.
self In a house occupied by colored people.
Her father, wealthy farmer, cams here
tonight and took her home. III
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STORY OF; THE. VOYAGE.

Rough Trfp-Ths Water Gives out nnd
Champagne IN Dislied out.
QUEENSTOWN, March 2S-All on board
the DauntleaH were well, land the yacht ie
in as good shape IS when she lett 0 via
Head, nothing having been carried away.
She experienced about the came weather
AS the Cororet. "A comparison OF The logs
Of the two racers indicated that they iol-
lowed about the came course, Mr.. Cald-
we'll Colt, owner OF the Dsuutless, ssys
thAt they encountered mose wind than he
baryained Tor. For sixteen hou,s hia boat
was obliged to lay to. Oaca she scudded
before the gallo under bare poles. When
last seen from the deck Of the Coronet on
the evening OF the start tbs Dauntless was
steering southeast, but during the night
her course was changed to northeast. On
March lG she ran into heavy cross sea
with strong southeast gale Oil wBs used
with great effect TO break the waves and
the yacht weathered her first storm we'll.
Next day the sea was even more tu.bu-
lent and broke over the deck in rapid sue.
cession, wrenching the yacht go much that
che began to leak slightly. Ef- g
Tne temperature OF both air ant. water
in the afternoon Of the 18Th indicated that
ice was III close proximity and it BECAME
necessary to u'e great precsEtinn in run.
ming. At midnight this the,mometer reg.
istered fl degrees and the water S5. An
hous,]atbr the, Temperature OF the air was
40 degrees aud the water 2S At o'clock
on the night of the 10Th. when o heavy
/ gale was blowing from the southwest, q
smooth stretch OF water was run into, Its
Temperature indicated that there we're
icebergs near. There was quantity of
field ice 10 the leeward aud very near,
On the Goth, 2fst and 22d there we're
strong gales. a,5 ,..-.-
It was on the last OF thoso days that the
Dauntless hevs to-; Since last Thuredsy
the weather wss fine. Ga the Goth a run
Of S2s miles was mado, which ia paid to
have been the best ever made by yacht
on the Atlantic ocean. ..-,S,.fgi. x, s.,.s
Daring the storm OF the 90 tho cockpit
was on several occasions 6lled,w water,
and altogether itwas perilous time torthe
yacht: On the 24!h the sea was terribly
rough and the bost rolled 80 badly that
the water tank burat. The seamen we're
consequently put on the smallest possibls
allowance OF water, but later or they were
plensiiuliy supplied with alo and claret
and ultimately with champssne instead OF
water. AL on board arrived in the best
OF health. =
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A RAILROAD WAR
On tho Bordcr-Senntor Davis Extension
Nudely Disturbed.

On tho isordcr-Senntor Davis Extension
Nudely Disturbed.
Special Dispatet 10 the i,l!ellipenoer.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, March ga special
train having on board Sheriff Houck and
u gang Of laborers lott Cumberland this
morning for Rawlings Station where men
were put to work tearing up the newly
laid track otths Piedmont & Cumberland
Railway, on the Cookery farm, over
which thcre has been q legal controversy
for some time. The track was torn up
tha entire length OF the farm. A con.
ssFactioa train was caught between the
breech thuu made and the end Of the
road.
About l25 men were engaged on the
work which was done very rapidly. The
action caused considerable excitement,
but no violence was offered. The new
road wfs taken completely by surprlse
aud had no means OF resisting the attsck.
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DUBLIN, March 2S.-The Rev. Father
Ryan, Of the Herber!stown branch Of the
National Leagne, was arrested in the hos.
pttal here to-day on q warrant issued by
Judge Boyd. charging him With contempt
OF court IN refusing to testify concerning
his action as a trustee for tenants under
the plan Of campaign. Ho was conveyed
TO Judge Boyd's Court, where he will be
formally arrsigned and committed,
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TIE bank cashier who skipa to Canada
has bsen tho Cause OF good many jibss,
but now We hear Of Canadian cashier
who 1isks bis liie-aud may yet lose it.
in an heroic struggle to defend $40, 900 in
the bank vault. There are not many men
who would close in unarmed with "a .des-
perado holding revolver in each, hand.
Cashier Curriers' courage YVES as splendid
az ever man displayed. So plucky !
young fellow deserves TO live and to have
bis lilo u,ale very comfortable. i :.,3I s5,
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Conssrvntively Managed Institution,

From Pitt.ou'0h Comnercal Gas..le Ftb. 9Th, 1857.
The Thirty-seventh annual statement OF
the National Lille Insurance Company, Of
Vermont, published In to-day's Commercial
Gazette, shows 1t to be a couseryatiyely.
managed institution. 1t ia one Of those
honorable and well-sstabiiahad lie insur.
ance companies which always do lust what
they represent lts assets are growing
steaoliy each year, and tho fact that its
mortality Tor 1886 is less than per cent
ia marvellous and could not be accounted
ior IN the absence OF great prudence ex.
erclsed in the acceptance OF risks, The
! ton ia invited, 5''t7S" 80
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"THE respectable Democrats Of Chica.
go," says the Now York Times. "are in re,
volt against Carter Harrison" Since the
DsmoctAts fsnominated Mayor Harrison
and he declined with fling at the Clsve-
land Administration, doesn't 1t Hook as
though it is Harrison who ia in revolt?,
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CANADAASxIoUs FOR HARMONY
An International Congress Proposed to Set.
rsFsa tie tho Fisheries Troubles. =,

An International Congress Proposed to Set.
-sa tie the Fisheries Troubles. =
MONTREAL, March 2S.-Preparations arc
in progress by the local Boards of Trade
for holding an international conference in
this city at an early date Of delegates an.
pointed by the Boards OF Trade in all the
chief cities Of the United States and Cana.
da, to discuss the fisheries difficulties and
il possible to remove all obstacles to a
friendly understanding between the two
countries. 1t is proposed that this con-
ereas shall take place at Montreal from the
first 10 the third days OF June next, and
that invitations TO attend shall at once be
rendered to all Canadian and American
Boards Of Trade, with a request that thew
give it their support and that a joint COM
mittee Of both Montreal Boards Of Trade
be appointed to secure the success OF the
conerees. fl-is
A very general response has so far been
reported, and sn influential attendance ia
anticipated. The hospitality Of tho city
will bs extended to all who accept the il.
vitatious. gl ss s3s A ! is1,5I
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/. PlrrsbuRau, March es.-:A wrestling
match, catch-as.cstch:csn for $3.50 side,
took place at the coliseum, Allegheny,
to o'night, ,between Bort Shelter, Of Chicago,
and Tom Connors, Of this city Connors
won easily by throwing his opponent
twice In succession. The match lasted
thirty minutes, and was, witnessed by
about GOO people. is. .5ia}4II,' u. ne :,
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A pElslLOUS TRIP
Across the Ice Flooded llnIssouri-A Terrible
s7s' Voyage. T5a-f

| Across the Ice Flooded lnIssouri-A Terrible
S7s Voyage. 7-t-g
ST, PAUL, MINI, March 2S.-F. B. Thay-
er, pullman Cur conductor on the North
ern Pacific 'rosd, gives the following
graphic account OF perilona trip OF a party
Of tw slve, made acros, the river a. Bis.
msrck Thursday night, during the ic,-
gorge there. 80,
. His orders we're imperative to cross the
river, and he managed to hire FIVE men to
take him and six pasaengera across. in a
yswl. The flood was at ita height, the
Missouri river was full oil flosting leo. and
1t seemed almost impossible for boat to
live in the angry torrent.
|! a steamer from bismarck, had made q
trip early in the day, landing up stream a
distance OF four miles from Mandsn. gES,
Mr.. Thayer's story is as follows: ava
left the landing about 5 o'clock. 1t look.
ed as though We would make the trip to
Bismarck before dark, as the current was
running 80 awiftly that 1t WAS only
necessary to steer the boat and keep her
head down stream. Suddenly and with
out warning, a sQaall struck US, the boat
almoat upset, 90 violent was the shock,
and wo shipped $50 ths. completely
filled the bottom Of our bost and gays us
aduckiug. The wind seemed TO have
started the Ice, and We were continually
being caught in eddies that would turn
tho boat around and make 1t unmanaye.
able, even with four atrong men ut the
oare. lsJt4 }1.,t4 i
"Once We collided with m Ice foe With
such force that it seemed as II we should
60 10 the bottom; q miracle must have
been performed to save us. We gradual
ly worked the boat into the tree tops that
were . few feet above water, and secured
anchorage. and then DISCUSSED the situa.
ton. BY this time 1t wss quite dark.
We had the choice Of remaining where
We were all night or venturing out in the
main channel and taking the chance Of
reaching our destination We naturally
chose the former course. The wind had
increased IN. violence and soon after dark
it commenced TO rain, then hail, and tiual.
ly SNOW Onr clothing was wet through
aud finally irczs still. One Of the party
had got bis feet wet and changed his
stockings. but his shoes jfrezs and he was
10 henumbed that he could not yet them
on again. He theu took a coat from his
satchel, cut tho eleeyes out, and wrapped
his feet in the sleeves. 8:
"We stood up in the boat. stamped,
swung our. arms TO keep our blood in cir.
cnlation, aud Iesorted to every form Of ex.
ercise that our crampel position would
permit. One Of the party finally gave up
and declared he didn't care 1.-The did
freeze to death, and sank down in the
bogs. l aroused him by a smart slap in
the face, TINT augered him, and he got up
and wanted to fight. The same thing oc.
aarEea Saeyersl time9 during that awful
night, and I am satisfied that we should
all have perlshel but for such measpres.
"The. roaring Of the river, aud the
cracking Of ice were simply awful, AZ
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New YoRK, March 2S.-There was mora
excitement in tho coffee market today
than for q long time. There has been
quite short interest in Brazil and receipts
nave been very small. There are also
spprehensions that the import tnx OF -four
by putting tax on American tlour. which
has been our leading export to Brazil, will
increase our freight cost. The market
opened here 90 points higher. Tho sales
were over 10000 bags by noon, and ons
house honght all the April that was offer
90 at 1900. The shorts were badly
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Advice OF tho Cznr.

sr. PErEnspuRa, March 2s.-The Gar
has replied to the address sent to him by
the studente Of the university congratulate
ing him on his escape from the resent plot
to sssassinate him. He says: ~ thank
the university, and hope it will prove it's
devotion to mo by deeds not merely on
paper, and endeavor to etfsce the uraye
impression which the psrt q number OF
etudents took in the criminal design on
my lite has created in every one. May
God bless and guide the university ariQht.h y
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The Strongest Yet,

LONDON, March 2S.-Parnell considers
the Irish criminal law amendment bill ont
ol the strongest coercion measures ever
proposed. The Parliament bill even ere.
ates new otfenses. He thinks that Bal
four's reference to the press means that
the government will suppress prominent
nationalist newspapers as soon as the bill
has been passed, -. \ -
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ASKw ionK organ grinder, who had
laid up 3, 900 by induetriously turning tbs
crank, has been robbed Of his little all by
his osn SOD. How can Gotham aspire to
bs an art centre when such things San
happen witbin her horders2 ar 5Ef'
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" tue Tory Government were to arrcet
all the priests in Ireland, that would still
leavs tho iflsl, question open for settle
mept. The policy Of. coercion in any oil
rs phaees ID delusion, besides being a
crime against humanity. l.,4
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times we could not make ourpelves heard,
and to add to our discontinue we could
hear quite near Us the rcteams OF two
mountain lions, probably In soma tree.top,
imprisoned by the food, At last the long
weary hours wore away, aud faint gleam
OF light appeared In the eastern sky, and
rs 1t grew lighter the flood gradually went
down aud tho muddy waves diminished
In g!zs. There was less Ice In tho river,
too, and with benumbed hands we un.
fastened our mooying and driftea with tha
flood down tho river, and finally managed
to net aehoro.n INi. -
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Why Wnicott WIS Defeated,

New YoRK, March 2s.-"Not as wild
Anarchists, but as pescssble workingmen
protecting the right Of free speech and
lree assembly"
This is what the Central Labor Union
aaid in Clarendon Hall, yesterday alter
noon, when it endorsed a series Of resolu-
tions presented by the miscellaneous
trades section, in which it Protested
against the refusal Of Mayor Walcott, Of
Columbus, Ohio, permit Mira. Parsons
''the right Of free speech when she intend
cd to publicly defend her husband and the
other men in prison in Chicago. "$',f'2ssisli
'This action" continued theresolutions,
"ot political heeler and society saver,
this little Bismarck Of Columbus, demon.
strates that the capitslistic class OF this
country is attempting to run the United
States on the level OF monarchy.ridden
Europe, aud, VIC seeing this, severely con-
demn such action" tlSz a. =ES
$ A copy OF the resolutions will be sent to
the Columbus Trades Assembly.
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Mutnnlles Free.

WAsuloroN, D. O., March 2S.-Acting
Secretary Fairchild has authorized the
i'ee entry Of certain mummies now held
IN the New York Custom House. tSs
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CHICAGO 1'OLiTfCS,
Tho Cause Of Cnrtsr Hnrrlson's Political
Death-1ie Lnbor Movement,

Tho Cause of Carter Nnrrlson's Political
Death-1iie Labor Movement.
CHICAGO, March 2s.-The political d..
ssruction OF Carter Harrison, T.. J. Morgan
ssya, was caused by the sams element
that made him Mayor OF Chicago. He
was elected snl hr9tan by tns Socialists,
Th9r wnr'.; .;,t J ,ry.t "'h7 kept him in
Oil ,s H.! tisEt years. hu was uuyratefUl
and never acknowledged the fact that he
owed to them his repeated elections, and
SO will every man die political death il
be uses the labor movement ior his own
political advancement" There was great
activity to-day in the gouth head.
quarters OF the United Labor
party, ia the old Board of Trade
binding. Arrangements were being made
for large number Of mass meelings
throughout the different wards during tic
week. The greatest confidence prevailed
among the people who crowded the head
quarters that Nelson would be the next
Mayor. "Tne united labor party said
one Of tho workers, ''polled 10000 votes
in thia city last fall. We lave already
naturalized 5000 new votes for next Tues
days election, and besides we. will get
thousands OF votes from the Democratic
party on account Of the demoralizsd con-
ditiou Of affairs there"
An effort is being msds to secure the
presence Of Henry George at maas meet.
ing, st Battery D armory on Saturday
night. f..,5& 8-Tl
afhn Democrats are still Rearcning for a
standard bearer. The conference com.
mistss appointed by the iftyicsntrsl COM
mitteemen to agree upon candidates for
the msyorality and tressurership, met at
IL O'Clock this morning in Edgar Ter
hune's office, 70 Clarke street. Among
those who attended tho conference were
Alderman Colvin,. Harvey D. Weeks, Bar
ney Brechtendorf, NJ. C.S.McDonald and
Edgar 'ferhure. The deiicscy OF the sit
uasionz! seemed to worry the con-
fereea greatly. About a Z score OF
names We're suggested for tho mayor
atty nomination, but no ono could
give any assurance that any Of the gentle
men named would consent to run. Greg
lea name, came up in the course Of tie
discussion and was rathcrroughly handled.
1t was generally conceded that his conduct
had baen rather rcpreheDsible. After En-
hours deliberation, nuh-aommittees were
delegated to wait upon Porter Palmer,
Marshall Field, E,skine NJ. Phelps, and
other prominent gentlemen to ascertain il
any 6{ them would permit his name to 20
before the convention.
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THERE will not be no much travel this
SIMMER Rs there was last. The pass has
passed away and with It much Of the
sseet 10y OF lie. There arc statesmen
Who will never smile sVain. ,l}EE.
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New YoRK, March 2S.-The interes. in
the Baltimore 4 Ohio deal was revived to.
day by the sudden departure Of Franklin
Hollins for Baltimore on special train
this morning. This 10 strong confirmation
of the reports connecting the Atchison
road with the dsal,
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4 Fatal Riot In pnnnmn.

PANAMA., March 2s, via Gslyeston.-A
riot occurred in this city laat night, owing
to military officer resisting arrest.
Three men were killed and several
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New fokK, March 2S.-Dayid Decker,
owner OF number OF canal boats carrying
c9sl between this city and Elizabeth, N.
JHbegan suit to-day in the United Statea
Cpcnit Court against the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad and the Staten Ialand Tran
sit Railroad Company. The defendants
propose to build a bridge across the Ar
thur Kill, between Staten Island and New
Jersey, to connect With the railroad join
ing the Baltimore 4, Oaio railroad and
Bound Brook. Decker claims that il the
bridge is built it will prevent him from
reaching. the Rsrltan river, and be asks
Tor 10 ipjnnclion to stop the railroad COM
paniea from building. j